Start Artist Song Time Album Year 0:02:09 Vincent Carr’s SUMIC Goodbye To A Sycamore 3:35 To Begin Again 2026 0:06:14 Andy Aquarius Back To The Fire 6:48 Schlafes Bruder 2026 0:13:25 Tom Kelly Spinning Through Eternity 7:56 Psych Against Cancer Vol 3 Part 2 2026 0:21:21 Helicon Arise 3:31 Psych Against Cancer Vol 3 Part 2 2026 0:25:09 The Veils Lungs 3:41 Lungs 2026 0:29:11 Nordic Giants Red Falls 3:53 Under Celestial Alignments 2026 0:33:36 Agnes Obel Familiar 3:48 Citizen Of Glass 2026 0:38:02 Mind Overclock Cold Distance 5:02 No Return Address 2026 0:43:04 Mind Overclock Breakfast On Orion 3:11 No Return Address 2026 0:46:38 Huw Marc Bennett Y Fedwen (The Birch) 3:43 Heol Las 2026 0:50:45 LYRRE Still Human 5:43 Single 2026 To Begin Again by Vincent Carr’s SUMIC favorite track Goodbye To A Sycamore Vincent Carr returns in his inimitable style, this time reflections on both the past and finding a way into the future, from a seeming end to new beginnings. He offers the 4 tracks as one complete suite, which then is also separated out into individual pieces. My favourite here is his paean to the old Sycamore Gap tree that was attacked in Northumberland, which has since been regenerating. Schlafes Bruder by Andy Aquarius, Kimi Recor favorite track Back To The Fire Andy Aquarius has teamed up with Kimi Recor on this fine sort-of-EP. Andy plays Celtic harp, synths, and provides some vocals, and Kimi sings and plays monochord, a type of ancient stringed instrument. As the instrumentation suggests, there is an uncannily ethereal feeling to these tracks. My favourite track (Back To The Fire) utilizes Kimi’s crystalline vocals to their fullest, creating an atmosphere drenched in melancholy and lamentation. Psych Against Cancer Vol 3 Part 2 by Psych Lovers favorite track Spinning Through Eternity This is the second of this year’s benefit release for Macmillan Cancer Support, a whopping 55 tracks of psych and space music. As anyone knows who has experienced it, hospice is a wonderful support in a time that is so difficult to experience. Choosing my own contribution, Tom Kelly’s “Spinning Through Eternity,” but I also highly recommend Empty House, Helicon, and Vincent Carr’s SUMIC The Veils “Lungs” Single 2026 Ahead of a new full-length release, Australian artist Tim Andrews has released this single. There is a delicate touch in the orchestration, as there was in Asphodels, but has a more hopeful feel. This is a wish for things to go well, for new beginnings somewhere different, for a life full of love shared. (3:46) Under Celestial Alignments by Nordic Giants UK neo-classical, ambient, post rock duo return with this lovely all instrumental release. Their sound is lush and orchestral, pianos and strings feature largely here. A start to finish listening is highly recommended, as each piece flows so well into the next. Citizen Of Glass by Agnes Obel favorite track Familiar Moody release from this multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer from Berlin. Arrangements are rather spare, yet also somehow lush. Instrumentation includes various keyboards and percussion, cello, violin, and trautonium (which is an instrument from the 1920s that sounds like glass, you will know what it is, when you hear it). The harmonies on my favourite track are chillingly unearthly. No Return Address by Mind Overclock favorite track Cold Distance Can psych be both bluesy and whimsical? Of course it can! This band proves that, with this nifty EP. Dreamy, velvety vocals; warbly, spiky, fuzzy guitars; and flights of fancy abound. I’m choosing Cold Distance to indicate what to expect, but please don’t hesitate to check out the charm of enjoying Breakfast On Orion.) Heol Las by Huw Marc Bennett favorite track Y Fedwen (The Birch) Welshman Huw Marc Bennett, a multi-instrumentalist and composer pulls from folk, psych and jazz with these lovely original tunes. Delightfully bucolic, these tracks all bring visions of medieval village and farm life to me. There is a sweetly picturesque delicacy to his music, but it is also robust and earthy. Orchard by LYRRE Lyrre is also promising us a new release in May, and they’ve released two singles ahead of the game. These are both very much in their excellent blend of metal and folk, recognizable largely by the vocals and hurdy-gurdy of Michalina Malisz. The band aptly backs her on guitars, bass, and drums. Both of the singles are driving and compelling, but I’m choosing “Orchard,” as my favourite of the two.
